Saturday, October 31, 2009

Giving Back: Build a Library

If you love books, and want to help build a library, contact me via e-mail at kamigarcia@aol.com or on twitter @kamigarcia, and I’ll tell you where to send your books.

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Southern Writers Tour – Saundra Mitchell

There's an important stop we need to make on the tour, a stop that I'm willing to bet will send you right to your local bookstore or library. I fell in love with the novel, SHADOWED SUMMER, in the first chapter. There was something about it–the way I found myself sweating in the Louisiana heat […]

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Southern Writers Tour – Deborah Wiles

The next stop on our tour is a long way from vampires and into the shelves of middle grade fiction. Most of you probably don't read a lot of middle grade fiction, unless you happen to be a librarian or a teacher. As an elementary school Reading Specialist, I've read my share and one of […]

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Southern Writers Tour – Anne Rice

[ Claudia from the movie Interview with a Vampire ]                        [ Anne Rice ] Since so many of you are fans of Gothic and urban fantasy, I though we should stop by and visit someone more contemporary on our tour. As a reader, I am also a big believer of going to the source. Meaning, […]

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Southern Writers Tour – Harper Lee

[ Harper Lee & Truman Capote ] If there is one Southern writer I love as much as Flannery O'Connor, it's Harper Lee. Most of us have, or will have to read To Kill a Mockingbird in a high school English class. But I think TKM is better enjoyed alone. The tedious over-analysis and chapter […]

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Southern Writers Tour – Flannery O'Connor

This is the first stop on my Southern Writers Tour. Every Wednesday, I'll introduce you to one of my favorite Southern writers, his/her work, and a regional recipe or two. (Because what would a Southern Writers Tour be without some Southern food?) And since this is a Southern Writers Tour, as far as I'm concerned, […]

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